Guang’an climate
Guang’an is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.1 °C. July is the wettest month (201 mm) and January the driest (34 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Guang’an averages 1,392 mm of rain, 141 days above 25 °C and 3 days below freezing.
China · population 858,159 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 32 °C
- Coldest month January 4.1 °C
- Driest month January 34 mm
- Wettest month July 201 mm
- Least cloud August 66 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 42 °C
- Coldest on record December -3.6 °C
What to expectGuang’an through the year
Guang’an has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in January to 32 °C in August, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 141 days a year reach 25 °C, 70 of them reach 30 °C, 3 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 201 mm against 34 mm in January — 5.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8 °C | 34 mm | 78 % |
| February | 13.3 °C | 42 mm | 79 % |
| March | 17.5 °C | 85 mm | 78 % |
| April | 22.6 °C | 127 mm | 75 % |
| May | 25.9 °C | 166 mm | 75 % |
| June | 28.6 °C | 187 mm | 77 % |
| July | 31.7 °C | 201 mm | 71 % |
| August | 32.0 °C | 169 mm | 66 % |
| September | 27.3 °C | 137 mm | 70 % |
| October | 21.6 °C | 125 mm | 77 % |
| November | 17.1 °C | 76 mm | 75 % |
| December | 12.0 °C | 42 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8 °C | 4.1 °C | 7.7 °C | 19.4 °C | -2.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| February | 13.3 °C | 6.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 23.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 17.5 °C | 9.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 30.5 °C | 1.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.6 °C | 14.4 °C | 18.5 °C | 33.5 °C | 2.4 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 25.9 °C | 18.3 °C | 22.1 °C | 35.6 °C | 8.6 °C | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 28.6 °C | 21.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 35.9 °C | 13.0 °C | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 24.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 32.0 °C | 24.7 °C | 28.2 °C | 41.5 °C | 16.5 °C | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 27.3 °C | 20.7 °C | 23.9 °C | 41.2 °C | 13.0 °C | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 21.6 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.6 °C | 33.6 °C | 8.2 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 17.1 °C | 10.7 °C | 14.0 °C | 26.3 °C | 1.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 12.0 °C | 5.8 °C | 9.1 °C | 19.0 °C | -3.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 78 % | 78 % | 8.2 km/h |
| February | 42 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 79 % | 77 % | 9.0 km/h |
| March | 85 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 78 % | 76 % | 10 km/h |
| April | 127 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 77 % | 10 km/h |
| May | 166 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 75 % | 78 % | 10 km/h |
| June | 187 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 77 % | 82 % | 8.8 km/h |
| July | 201 mm | 17 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 81 % | 9.2 km/h |
| August | 169 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 76 % | 9.2 km/h |
| September | 137 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 79 % | 9.0 km/h |
| October | 125 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 77 % | 82 % | 8.0 km/h |
| November | 76 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 75 % | 80 % | 8.5 km/h |
| December | 42 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 77 % | 79 % | 8.2 km/h |
How Guang’an compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guang’an | 32 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,392 mm | 141 |
| Nanchong · China | 31 °C | 3.2 °C | 1,242 mm | 136 |
| Hechuan · China | 32 °C | 4.6 °C | 1,200 mm | 142 |
| Guixi · China | 31 °C | 4.0 °C | 1,525 mm | 131 |
| Beibei · China | 32 °C | 5.0 °C | 1,290 mm | 143 |
| Fengcheng · China | 32 °C | 4.7 °C | 1,320 mm | 140 |
| Zitong · China | 32 °C | 3.8 °C | 1,138 mm | 142 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Guang’an.
QuestionsCommon questions about Guang’an’s climate
When is the best time to visit Guang’an?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Guang’an get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 70 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 3 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Guang’an?
July, averaging 201 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is January with 34 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,392 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Guang’an rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.